History at Colorado Mesa University

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying history, you may want to check out the program at Colorado Mesa University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Colorado Mesa is located in Grand Junction, Colorado and approximately 9,110 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in History section at the bottom of this page.

Colorado Mesa History Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in History

Colorado Mesa History Rankings

The history major at Colorado Mesa is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

History Student Demographics at Colorado Mesa

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Colorado Mesa University.

Colorado Mesa History Bachelor’s Program

44% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Colorado Mesa since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Colorado Mesa are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado Mesa University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Colorado Mesa University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	12

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Colorado Mesa University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Managers	8,940	$138,490
History Professors	360	$70,690
Museum Technicians and Conservators	280	$42,580
Curators	220	$62,090

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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